What the hell was he thinking? MSNBC’s “Hardball” host Chris Matthews joked about drugging then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton before sitting down with her for an interview in early 2016, according to exclusive outtake footage published by New York magazine’s The Cut Friday. “Where’s that Bill Cosby pill I brought with me?” he asked. The joke […]
Joe Scarborough
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There Isn’t Much Honesty in Scarborough Country
Once again, we bear witness to Republicans recognizing social maladies only when those maladies affect them personally: Joe Scarborough, the MSNBC host and former Republican U.S. Congressman, has long served as a sort of morning bulwark against the progressive anchors who take up the network’s primetime schedule. Now, he suggested he may play a more […]
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Master of War: The Threat of Trumped-Up Military Action
Are we doomed to repeat history? With so much covfefe coming out of the White House these days, it’s easy to forget the last time 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue was occupied by shameless liars, and the ramifications of such recklessness. This month marks an ignoble anniversary in this regard, with lessons that are still important today. […]
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Stephen Miller’s History of Bigotry
Trump’s Senior Policy Advisor hasn’t changed all that much.
